Heellllooo out there! Long time no see! I’m so excited that I finally have the chance to create a brand new post for all of you. This one is a pretty sweet one… literally!

When Daniel’s birthday comes around, I always love to bake him a delicious and unique treat. In the past I’ve made him cheesecake, as that’s one of his favorite desserts. This year, however, I was very inspired by all the boozy cupcake recipes I had been seeing on Pinterest. After hinting a little at some possible ideas, Daniel told me he’d rather have a cake over cupcakes. So I looked at various recipes for some ideas, and eventually created this Chocolate and Salted Caramel Whiskey Cake recipe! Then I found a Salted Caramel Buttercream Frosting to top it with. Excited? Check it out!

The Cake – Here’s what you need:

1 box of chocolate cake mix

2 TBSP of whiskey

1 tsp of vanilla extract

Milk

Butter

Eggs

1 jar of salted caramel sauce

Ok, I know some people believe using a cake mix is blasphemous, but I was running on limited time and needed that little bit of extra help (did I mention I was also making Daniel a birthday dinner?). I obviously wanted to serve a delicious cake, so I looked up some tips on how to make cake mix taste homemade.

Here’s what you do:

Follow the directions for the cake mix, BUT replace water with milk and vegetable oil with softened butter. Also, add in one extra egg than the cake mix calls for. Also add 1 tsp of vanilla extract and 2 TBSP of whiskey. Mix until combined.

Increase speed and beat for an additional 2-3 minutes, or until frosting is creamy and well-combined.

If you prefer desserts that aren’t too sweet, you will probably want to find a different frosting, as this one is pretty sugary!

Once your cakes have cooled, use a serrated knife to slice off the rounded top layer of each cake, making cakes flat on both sides.

Spread about a 1/4-1/2 in. layer of frosting on one cake and top with the other. Then all that’s left is to frost the whole cake and add some decorative piping. I also drizzled more salted caramel sauce on top and sprinkled a little coarse salt for garnish. Take a look at the finished cake below!

I’m happy to say Daniel loved the cake (can you tell?), as did I! I hope all of you will enjoy it as well!

Note: The whiskey flavor is subtle. If you want more pronounced flavor, I suggest sprinkling whiskey on the cakes as soon as they come out of the oven, allowing the cakes to absorb the liquid while they cool.

As always, let me know in the comments section if you make the cake and how it turns out! Can’t wait to hear from you. Happy Eating!

Bonus! You all know how I love to share gift wrapping that I’ve done. For Daniel’s birthday I decided to focus on a modern color scheme – check it out!

[The “To My Human” card is from our cat!]

HI!

My name’s Michele, and lil bit is a blog about, well, a ‘lil bit’ of everything! I love food and to travel, I recently moved to Portland and am exploring the city, I am a self-proclaimed “uncrafty crafter” trying to become a better DIY-er, but most of all -- I am a 20-something girl trying to find the right path, my path, in this crazy but amazing world.